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architectural rendering of the new HancherHancher's future building will sit on higher ground just north of the old auditorium's location, near the Levitt Center for University Advancement. Rendering by Pelli Clarke Pelli.
Iconic and user-friendly
Published: 2013.06.14 | By Steve Parrott | 7:00 AM
Published: 2013.06.14
By Steve Parrott
7:00 AM
Today it’s only a hole in the ground, but someday soon it will be a stunning, iconic, and user-friendly Hancher Auditorium. Story
 

Oprah welcomes Writers' Workshop alumna to the club

New York Daily News: Oprah welcomes Writers' Workshop alumna to the club
Published: 
2012.12.05
Oprah Winfrey and author Ayana Mathis.

Oprah Winfrey's magic touch is about to turn a former waitress from Brooklyn who is an alumnus of the UI Writers' Workshop, into one of the most famous writers in the country. Winfrey chose Ayana Mathis' first novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, for her Book Club 2.0. Story from: New York Daily News

New York Daily News

Chamber music students to perform Dec. 8 and 9

Published: 
2012.12.06 | By Christopher Clair | 08:02 AM

University of Iowa School of Music students enrolled in String Chamber Music and Piano Chamber Music will perform free concerts at 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 8-9, in the recital hall in University Capitol Centre. Story

The sounds of steel

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2012.12.05 | By Tim Schoon and Christopher Clair | 09:37 AM
Steel Bands II and III in rehearsalSteel Bands II and III rehearse in advance of their Thursday, Dec. 6 concert. Photography by Tim Schoon; audio by Christopher Clair.

Experience the sights and sounds of Steel Bands II and III during rehearsal in this multimedia presentation, and then go check them out when they perform Thursday, Dec. 6, on the UI campus. Video

UI Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble performs Dec. 9

Published: 
2012.12.05 | By University Communication and Marketing | 07:02 AM

The University of Iowa Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble will perform at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, in the Space Place Theatre of North Hall on the UI campus. The performance is free and open to the public. Story

Audition Dec. 8 for Ten Minute Play Festival productions

Published: 
2012.12.04 | By Christopher Clair | 09:24 AM

Auditions for the 2013 Ten Minute Play Festival, presented by the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts, will be held from noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in 206 Theatre Building. Story

Electronic Music Studios to host Dec. 9 concert

Published: 
2012.12.04 | By Christopher Clair | 09:21 AM

The Electronic Music Studios, housed within the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in 101 Becker Communication Studies Building on the UI campus. Story

Teachers from Iowa communities to brainstorm flood education

The Daily Iowan: Teachers from Iowa communities to brainstorm flood education
Published: 
2012.11.30

Teachers from more than seven Iowa communities are converging on Iowa City this weekend to participate in a three-day Interdisciplinary Flood Institute organized by the University of Iowa College of Education as part of a larger initiative, the Living with Floods project. Story from: The Daily Iowan

The Daily Iowan

Dance department presents graduate, undergraduate concerts

Published: 
2012.11.30 | By Christopher Clair | 11:14 AM
dancers performing

The University of Iowa Department of Dance will present a graduate and undergraduate dance concert at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 6-8, in Space Place Theater of North Hall. Story

Iowa Print Fair slated Sunday, Dec. 2

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2012.11.30 | By Marianna Gunn | 11:09 AM
An abstract painting of a scorpion

The Iowa Print Fair, featuring six art dealers from across the nation and fine art prints from the 17th century to the present, will be held in the University of Iowa Studio Arts Building lobby from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2. Story

First Friday: UI art students, DJs, and more

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2012.11.30 | By Marianna Gunn | 11:03 AM

Party for art at the next University of Iowa Museum of Art First Friday reception, 5-7 p.m. Dec. 7, at hotelVetro. For $5, enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres, a showcase of UI student work, an exclusive UIMA pop-up store, and toe-tapping tunes. Story

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